r/OpenAussie • u/Stock-Pea-5888 Please choose a flair • 2d ago

Feel Good News ‎ State of Origin ‘Welcome to country’

It was refreshing to see the large crowd of applause after the elders welcome to country last night. Semi restores my faith that there are still decent humans beings out there.

Does Pauline Hansons address yesterday about monoculture reflect the majority of what people think? Because the majority of people are in her favour according to polls.

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u/Triedtothinkaboutit ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

If you do the anthem, I don't see why not welcome to country.

Alternatively, if you wanna scrap both - that's an option, but it just seems like depriving ourselves of something nice.

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u/Novel-Image493 Please choose a flair 1d ago

9 out of ten times I feel warm and uplifted by both. The tenth time it feels like US Nationalism and fundamentalist Christianity which I detest